Stargate Fic Recommendations

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24th-May-2012 03:14 am - In Common by Thevetia (NC-17)

Show: SG-1
Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Characters: Daniel Jackson; Jack O'Neill
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warning: None
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: At Area 52.
Link: In Common

Why this must be read: In this old school SG-1 tale, the team returns to a world already devastated by one Goa'uld attack to retrieve offworld personnel before a second attack occurs. Along the way, Daniel ponders the commonalities between he and Jack and that elusive something more he wants but can't define, while the author beautifully and evocatively portrays another commonality: the damn distasteful things they each have to do on the job, to their relationship and to themselves.

Author's Summary: "Jack and Daniel struggle to deal with an intolerable situation."

22nd-May-2012 01:40 pm - In the Cards, by Eponymous Rose (G)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Team
Characters: Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

eponymous_rose
Author's Website: Fanfiction Masterlist
Link: In the Cards

Why This Must Be Read: This fic is a thing of joy: S1 team bonding, Sam being awesome, Teal'c being awesome, Daniel being early Daniel (and awesome), and marvelous Jack voice as Leader of the Team.

And poker!

Team love in one neat package, guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face.

"That is not an option," Teal'c says, with conviction. "We will retrieve the technology and we will all return home. And then we will play poker."

21st-May-2012 02:12 pm - Compliance, by Magickmoons (PG-13)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Team
Characters: Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

magickmoons
Author's Website: Magickmoons at AO3
Link: Compliance

Why This Must Be Read: Here, have some teamy goodness: a creepy off-world mystery, Wonder Twins, Teal'c as bulwark, and Jack as the glue to hold the team together. Add some banter to end things on a light note, and you'll find yourself nostalgic for classic SG-1 all over again!

( snippet of fic... )

19th-May-2012 06:26 pm - Beasts of War and Burden (and sequel) by taste_is_sweet (NC-17)

danceswithgary

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Characters:: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warnings: Highlight: Graphic violence and depiction of injuries.
Author on LJ:

taste_is_sweet
Author's Website:
Links:
Beasts of War and Burden
Dumb Animals

Why This Must Be Read:

To offset the sweet dragon story I just recced, a much more dramatic dragon transformation series involving both John and Rodney. Their change isn't sweetness and light, rather it's life-threatening and exceedingly hazardous to both mind and body, especially for Rodney. John's dedication to Rodney is poignant, while his usual self-sacrificing solutions made me hold my breath (and cringe). It's simply another great Stargate AU from

taste_is_sweet.

( Excerpt )

19th-May-2012 05:32 pm - Out of the Rain by JDJunkie (Adult)

thenightsfall

Show: SG-1
Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Characters: Sam Carter; Daniel Jackson; Jack O'Neill
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warning: None
Author on LJ:

jd_junkie
Author's Website: At Archive of Our Own.
Link: Out of the Rain

Why this must be read: Told entirely from Sam's POV, in the aftermath of Heroes and Janet's death, Sam is a woman already in transition, as she makes her way to join Jack and Daniel at a beachhouse for some team bonding and comfort, when some hard truths about her two teammates (and, inadvertantly, about herself) are laid out before her eyes. I love stories that bring Sam to some hard truths about herself and where her life is going that still keep her recognizably adult and a good person, as well as a good friend. This is just such a fic. Jack and Daniel's relationship is portrayed with heat and complexity, and the author effortlessly uses the coming rain as a reflection of their relationship and of Sam herself.

Author's Summary: "Sam discovers something unexpected about her close friend and her erstwhile safe bet."

19th-May-2012 04:30 pm - Pearls by kitsune_tsuki (G)

danceswithgary

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters:: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairing: None
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: None
Author on LJ:

kitsune_tsuki
Author's Website:
Link: Pearls

Why This Must Be Read:

This is a cute little piece of 'Rodney as tiny dragon' crack. John makes a surprisingly excellent interpreter for him. :-D

( Excerpt )

18th-May-2012 10:07 am - The Great Doctor McKay (and sequel) by me_ya_ri (PG)

danceswithgary

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters:: Team
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay (Pre-slash)
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warnings: Highlight: Author's warning: First Person Point of View, some fairly massive McKay Whumpage, angst, and no sex.
Author on LJ:

me_ya_ri
Author's Website:

Link: The Great Doctor McKay
John POV sequel Home in the Heart

Why This Must Be Read:

A kidnapped Rodney sets off on an epic journey across an alien world armed only with his formidable brain and a sonic screwdriver. I think the first person POV helps capture McKay's over-the-top emotions and ego.

( Excerpt )

18th-May-2012 09:38 am - I Will Be In Love By The Morning by beingothrwrldly (M)

danceswithgary

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Characters:: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warnings: None
Author on LJ:

beingothrwrldly
Author's Website:
Link: I Will Be In Love By The Morning

Why This Must Be Read:

A beautifully poignant short. I love how John recognizes what he'd had and left behind, what he now has another chance to keep.

15th-May-2012 01:01 pm - Twelve Down, by Holdouttrout (G)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Sam and Jack friendship
Characters: Samantha Carter, Jack O'Neill
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

holdouttrout
Author's Website: Linguistic Prostitution
Link: Twelve Down

Why This Must Be Read: This sweet little ficlet is a thing of joy. Sam and Jack friendship, complete with breakfast tribulations, phone calls, and crosswords. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

Full disclaimer: Holdouttrout wrote this for my birthday a few years ago. Do I have great friends or what?

"Just how much do you have riding on this, sir?"

O'Neill paused. "I don't know what you're talking about."

14th-May-2012 10:51 pm - The Tactical Advantage of Insulting One's Enemies, by Stringertheory (PG)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Jack and Teal'c friendship
Characters: Teal'c, Jack O'Neill
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

stringertheory
Author's Website: fic list
Link: The Tactical Advantage of Insulting One's Enemies

Why This Must Be Read: There is something so delightfully right about Jack and Teal'c bonding over Goa'uld curse words! Enjoy Jack's latest addition to his arsenal of weapons, combined with a salute to a wonderful friendship.

( snippet of fic... )

13th-May-2012 07:13 pm - In a Mother's Eyes, by Thothmes (G)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Pre-series
Characters: Original, Teal'c, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

thothmes
Author's Website: unknown
Link: In a Mother's Eyes

Why This Must Be Read: Here's an insta-rec for you all: a simply gorgeous five (well, four) things that looks at classic SG-1 from the perspective of their mothers. I love the way Thothmes shows us the hints of each character's passions and personalities, and the mothers that nurture these wonderful children and help shape them into the people they eventually become. This is a love letter not only to Teal'c and Jack and Daniel and Sam, but also to mothers everywhere.

( snippet of fic... )

10th-May-2012 04:53 pm - Firepower by penknife (G)

danceswithgary

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters:: Team
Pairing: None
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: None
Author on LJ:

penknife
Author's Website:
Link: Firepower

Why This Must Be Read:

A deconstructing Rodney story that details how he goes from thinking guns aren't his thing to loving his P-90 (and his team).

( Excerpt )

10th-May-2012 04:25 pm - In This Era of Liberty by Chandri (M)

danceswithgary

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Characters:: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warnings: None
Author on LJ:

chandri
Author's Website: Fantasi.net
Link: In This Era of Liberty --- Podfic by juniperphoenix

Why This Must Be Read:

John really puts Rodney through the wringer in this breakup-makeup story. Whenever I read this, I usually end up wincing more than once at their up and down relationship, but the ending leaves me smiling with hope.

( Excerpt )

8th-May-2012 07:13 pm - Three People, Two People, by Iawenbemerry (PG)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Five things
Characters: Cameron Mitchelll, Teal'c, original characters
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

iawenbemerry
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Three People, Two People

Why This Must Be Read: Take a good look at Cam through the eyes of five people: three who thought he'd never walk again, and two who thought he would. Deft, thoughtful, and ultimately triumphant.

7th-May-2012 11:57 am - Alchemy, by Melannen (G)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Moebius
Characters: Daniel Jackson
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

melannen
Author's Website: Melannen at AO3
Link: Alchemy

Why This Must Be Read: Daniel spent a long time between rebellions in Ancient Egypt. What hobby might he have chosen to stay... sane?

I love this for the layers and layers: the patience and distillation of both physical and metaphysical choices, the dogged persistence for oh-so-many reasons. Read this one lightly, and smile; then read it again more deeply, and savor.

( snippet of fic... )

6th-May-2012 08:35 am - The woman who circumnavigated the universe in a ship of her own making, by Ardvari (PG)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Samantha Carter
Characters: Samantha Carter
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

ardvari
Author's Website: Stargate fic tag
Link: The woman who circumnavigated the universe in a ship of her own making

Why This Must Be Read: A simply gorgeous character sketch of Sam and her relationship with the stars, her father, and herself.

When she’s on Earth, the stars pull at her heartstrings and she’s restless, always looking up the way she used to, itching to get back out there again.

5th-May-2012 06:44 pm - ADMIN: May Rec'cers

angelsgracie

Our Rec'cers for May:

thenightsfall Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill

danceswithgary John Shepperd/Rodney McKay

danceswithgary Rodney McKay

normaltrouble Crossover

And, of course

sg_fignewton with her usual wonderful surprises. May will begin once rec'cers are switched over. Happy rec'cing, Everyone!

2nd-May-2012 08:37 am - The Downstairs Neighbors, by Wonderland (G)

sg_fignewton

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Original character
Characters: original characters
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

sg_wonderland
Author's Website: fic page
Link: The Downstairs Neighbors

Why This Must Be Read: Here's a fun little romp with the mystified folks at NORAD, speculating about what's really going on in their basement. Guaranteed to leave you grinning!

“Welcome to Cheyenne Mountain, home of the most unexplainable mysteries of the universe.”

1st-May-2012 10:03 pm - April Reccers: Volunteer Post

medie

This post will be open to volunteers until Wednesday, May 3. The official list of volunteers follow on the next day.

The procedure goes as follows:

Comment with the username you'll be using to rec and the category you want.

For now, the categories remain the same.

( Genre )

( Pairings )

( Friendship )

( Character )

Remember guys, first come first serve.

30th-May-2012 11:15 pm - Too Much to Ask For by staranise (G)

normaltrouble

Show: SG1
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Cam Mitchell , OC
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Author’s website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/staranise/pseuds/staranise
Author’s LJ: none that I can see
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/81036

Why this must be read: Cam Mitchell is all over time and space in the Continuum Canon AU.
This is a close up view of what/how he might have spent some of the years in the 1930’s and 1940’s…and yes, I have a weakness for Continuum fic;)

Summary by auithor: Left-behind Cam, in Continuum: the only person he knows well in his remote Alaskan town is his bartender.

30th-May-2012 09:51 pm - Lines of Symmetry by Mrs. Pollifax (R)

normaltrouble

Lines of Symmetry by Mrs. Pollifax (PG)

Show: SG1
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Vala Mal Doran
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning: Major character death
Author’s website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/mrspollifax/pseuds/mrspollifax
Author’s LJ:

mrspollifax
Link: on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/251104

On LJ, with extra warnings: http://mrspollifax.livejournal.com/63508.html

Why this must be read: This is an intriguing exploration of otherVala Mal Dorans, in a spectrum of situations.
Very angsty, very intense.
Author’s summary: “Five universes where Vala wasn't the mother of the Orici.”

Mood:good

30th-Apr-2012 08:17 pm - Seven Days in Dreamland by sentientcitizen (PG)

ladyyueh

Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Crossover
Characters: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: None
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning: None
Author on LJ:

sentientcitizen
Author's Website: On LJ
Link: Seven Days in Dreamland

Why This Must Be Read: On the metaphorical eve of what will be one of the most difficult and harrowing experiences of your life, what do you want to do? Daniel, luckily enough, gets to meet people that are in the same predicament and finds a little bit of comfort.

Just read it. Honestly, it's so very true to all the characters. And it just makes the reader create such delicious hypotheses about the nature of the enemies in each universe. And by the end of it I just wanted to grab Daniel, River (Firefly), and Sam (Supernatural) then stick them in an impenetrable room filled with music and books.

Summary: Sam, River, and Daniel have something in common. And for seven days, they dream.

29th-Apr-2012 03:04 pm - The First Rule of Anthropology (The Missed Chances Remix) by Beatrice Otter (G)

normaltrouble

Show: SG1
Rec Category: AU

Characters: Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Author’s website: none that I see
Author’s LJ:

beatrice_otter
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/382680/chapters/625865

This is also future-fic as well as AU. It just rings so true!
It’s soooo good!
Summary: Nine years after Daniel leaves the SGC, the Stargate goes public. (from author)

29th-Apr-2012 12:29 pm - Thicker than blood, by Sue Corkill (mscorkill) (T)

stormqueen280

Show: Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Jack/Sam
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Jennifer Keller
Het/Slash/Gen: het
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

sjhw_tolerance
Author's Website: here's her AO3 page; her works are under three pseuds
Link: here

Summary: Doctor Jennifer Keller faces one more challenge after the base recovers from the affects of the Kirsan fever.

Why This Must Be Read: this is an interesting piece in which Sam doesn't recover from the Kirsan fever like everyone in Atlantis. I like this story because of the outsider perspective on Jack/Sam (in this case, Doctor Keller).

29th-Apr-2012 07:51 am - Like Father, Like Son by sherryzade [G]

ladyyueh

Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Crossover
Characters: Steven Caldwell
Pairing: None
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning: None
Author on LJ:

Author's Website: On LJ
Link: Like Father, Like Son

Why This Must Be Read: I have a guilty pleasure for crossovers that work with the actors' appearances in different shows. So, when Mitch Pileggi made a guest appearance on Supernatural I had a geek out and then hoped for crossovers. I was pleased to find this one. Also, if you like that make you crave a 100,000 word epic to take care of that ending that's just begging to be continued, this fits the bill. But YMMV, so take care that the bunnies don't snap at your ankles as you read!

Summary: What difference is there between the strange enemies he faces now, and the monsters that his father was obsessed with?

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